Each year, Pace University students, faculty, and staff contribute over 100,000 hours of service to their local and global communities through volunteering, service-learning (Civic Engagement and Public Values courses), advocacy, activism, and non-profit internships. Pace’s commitment to service and civic…

For her #EverydayActivismChallenge this year, Sue Maxam (Pace’s Assistant Vice President of Undergraduate Education) is promoting social justice and environmental activism among students every day by both educating students on the importance of such activism and providing them with the support and tools…

By Ashley Kuenneke, CCAR Program Coordinator (NYC) For this year’s #EverydayActivismChallenge, I decided to reduce my food waste by starting my own vermicompost (worm) bin in my apartment. Roughly 40% of all produce in the U.S. is thrown away, and about…

For her #EverydayActivismChallenge this year, Sue Maxam (Pace’s Assistant Vice President of Undergraduate Education) is promoting social justice and environmental activism among students every day by both educating students on the importance of such activism and providing them with the support…

This April, students, staff, and faculty members will be pledging to commit to one personal action – either a daily habit or weekly action – to lessen their contributions to climate change or to have a positive environmental impact. What’s…

Joey Wong ’21, Finance The march was absolutely hectic, but in a good way. The buses/group I was meeting were located in Staten Island. I was traveling with my girlfriend and friend from back home. We had missed the ferry…

Natalie Chevalier ’18, Political Science & Business/Economics Minor When 17 of my fellow community members, and MSD Eagles were taken from us on February 14, 2018 I was left feeling hopeless, angry, and incredibly sad. I had never experienced something…

David Lê ’19, Marketing Working in a civic engagement office at Pace University, I’ve always heard talk about how life-changing a march/rally is. When I heard about March For Our Lives I was hesitant to go because I was nervous…

My experiences on this trip were very pleasant. Although I didn’t like that there wasn’t always enough to do, every job mattered and I also picked up a few new skills such as painting and insulation. My emotional reaction was…

To start out our final day, we split up into two groups again. My group worked on learning how to install insulation which included measuring spaces, cutting the insulation strips to the appropriate size, and using stapler guns to secure…

Welcome

Welcome to the Center for Community Action and Research blog! This will be a place where you can find information on not only CCAR events at Pace University, but also on ways you can get involved from wherever you are. We will post tips and resources on service and civic engagement and introduce you to the non-profits, faculty, staff, and students that inspire us.